Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres 6 p.m. Saturday. On TV: FSSW+. On radio: KTCK-AM (1310), KTCK-FM (96.7.) Storyline: The Stars have 21 more points than Buffalo, but each team is last in its division. Buffalo coach Ted Nolan has tried … Continue reading →

FRISCO — Facing Buffalo would seem to be an ideal tonic for a club coming off two losses at home and in need of points. The Sabres are 1-15 since Dec. 29 and have a league-low 33 points. Not so, … Continue reading →

Winger Erik Cole was in the lineup for the second time in three days after missing the previous three games because of an upper-body injury. The next step, coach Lindy Ruff said, is to get Cole “up and running.” Cole … Continue reading →

Brenden Morrow returned to the American Airlines Center as an opponent for the second time on Thursday night. This homecoming did not put his emotions to the test. Morrow appeared in 835 games with the Stars and served as captain … Continue reading →

The Dallas Stars plan on staying with the same lines and defensive pairings that they used in Tuesday’s loss to Colorado against Tampa Bay on Thursday night. There had been some questions about the health of forwards Erik Cole and … Continue reading →

As a concession to the Dallas Stars’ jammed schedule, coach Lindy Ruff had an optional skate on Thursday morning in advance of the home game against Tampa Bay. This game starts a run of four games in four cities in … Continue reading →

Briefly – Defenseman Alex Goligoski was held out of practice because of an illness that hampered him against Edmonton. Ruff is not certain about Goligoski’s availability for the coming back-to-back of Minnesota on Friday and at Colorado on Saturday. – … Continue reading →

Forward Tyler Seguin has become the NHL’s leading goal-scorer by fully embracing the volume-shooter approach. Seguin ranks third in the league in shots with 85 and is fourth in shots per game at 3.86. The shots per game figure would … Continue reading →

FARMERS BRANCH — Stars forward Ryan Garbutt will spend Thanksgiving in a disciplinary hearing with the NHL. In a win against Edmonton on Tuesday, Garbutt received a tripping penalty for a knee-on-knee hit to Taylor Hall. The NHL views Garbutt … Continue reading →

The Dallas Stars will make four appearances this season on the NBC Sports Network, a cable channel. The Stars will make their first appearance on Jan. 4, at Chicago. The start time for that game has been pushed back one … Continue reading →

The Dallas Stars made a long-term commitment to winger Antoine Roussel on Tuesday, signing him to a four-year contract worth $8 million. The deal came together shortly before the Stars and Roussel’s representative, Christopher Daigle, headed into an arbitration hearing … Continue reading →

FRISCO — Another flat performance by the sputtering power-play unit triggered an experiment by the Stars in Friday’s practice. The Stars added an extra forward to each power-play group during a 40-minute session. Loui Eriksson and Derek Roy each worked … Continue reading →